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Joel Kim
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Rice University, 2019
Research area:
Soft robotics, variable stiffness robotics
Awards, Fellowships, Grants:
Russell G. Hamilton Scholar
VISE Affiliate:
Eric Barth
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lab:
Laboratory for the Design and Control of Energetic Systems